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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/middleeast/syria-gas-attack.html?_r=0
Worst Chemical Attack in Years in Syria; U.S. Blames Assad
(New York Times) Anne Barnard and Michael R. Gordon - At least 69 people died after breathing in poison in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun on Tuesday, while some humanitarian groups said as many as 100 had died. While chlorine attacks usually kill just a few people, this time people collapsed outdoors, and in much larger numbers. The symptoms included the pinpoint pupils of victims that characterize nerve agents. Several people were sickened simply by coming into contact with the victims. President Trump blamed the Syrian government of President Assad as the White House called the attack a "reprehensible" act "that cannot be ignored by the civilized world." A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, said Syrian warplanes had struck a rebel storehouse containing toxic substances to be used in chemical weapons.